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.NET Forum / ASP.NET / General / December 2007Can I debug and see where I am in an website?
I'm trying to fix a site that someone has left me and - to understate it - it is huge! I'm trying to work on a specific section but i can't seem to find where the proper code for it is.. There is a menu on the main page which, when clicked brings up a dialog box which needs filling out. I just can't find the code for this section. There are dozens of namespaces, hundreds of classes, and loads of .aspx, .asax, .asmx files. No comments or documentation available. So since i've got remote debugging working, can I see where I am in the site somehow? Which page/class/method has just been run? Just to make things worse its Vis Studio 2003, .NET 1.1 You can step through the code in the Visual Studio debugger when you run the site in Visual Studio in Debug mode. It will load the pages and code files into the Editor when they are used. This is assuming that there are no DLLs in use (you didn't mention any), or that the DLLs are debuggable.  SignatureHTH, Kevin Spencer Chicken Salad Surgeon Microsoft MVP > I'm trying to fix a site that someone has left me and - to understate > it - it is huge! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Just to make things worse its Vis Studio 2003, .NET 1.1 I can step through all the way until the code stops - and the page has completed loading. but once it has loaded - and i need to interact with the site to get to the page i want, stepping through stops and it just continues through all the way. Unless i am missing a setting somewhere? > You can step through the code in the Visual Studio debugger when you run the > site in Visual Studio in Debug mode. It will load the pages and code files [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > Just to make things worse its Vis Studio 2003, .NET 1.1 You can put break points in any page that is requested during the debugging session, and the debugger will stop at those. Presumably, you should be able to identify that pages that you will be requesting via their URLs. SignatureHTH, Kevin Spencer Chicken Salad Surgeon Microsoft MVP >I can step through all the way until the code stops - and the page has > completed loading. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> >> > Just to make things worse its Vis Studio 2003, .NET 1.1 Well that was my problem. The page i want is linked off default.aspx, but its not a page as such, its a dialog box - hance no URL. And the link isn't really a link - i beleive its some sort of Javascript menu - and a breakpoint in a js file doesnt seem to work. I can put in breakpoints, but it is not at all obvious where the code is handling the menu Click event - I can step through all the way through the page initialization until i get to the point where it is sitting waiting for user input, then it seems to turn stepping through off itself. > You can put break points in any page that is requested during the debugging > session, and the debugger will stop at those. Presumably, you should be able [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > >> > Just to make things worse its Vis Studio 2003, .NET 1.1 > a breakpoint in a js file doesnt seem to work. In that case, use the debugger; command e.g. <script type="text/javascript"> function myFunction() { debugger; // execution will break here alert('Hello'); } </script> http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4 GZEZ_en-GBGB252GB252&q=JavaScript+debugger SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net Ah Cheers thats an excellent idea. I will take a look at this in the week to come. > > a breakpoint in a js file doesnt seem to work. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net > There is a menu on the main page which, when clicked brings up a > dialog box which needs filling out. I just can't find the code for > this section. Does the dialog box not have any text in it that you could use as your search criterion in VS.NET...? SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net > > There is a menu on the main page which, when clicked brings up a > > dialog box which needs filling out. I just can't find the code for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Mark Rae > ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net Alas, no. I did a search and only found corresponding text in a .isql document in a stored procedure. Searching for the procedure name didnt bring up anything, which i thought was odd... >> > There is a menu on the main page which, when clicked brings up a >> > dialog box which needs filling out. I just can't find the code for [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Searching for the procedure name didnt bring up anything, which i > thought was odd... Hmm - well, the page from which the dialog box is launched must display its name in the browser address bar, so I guess that's your starting point... I've been in your situation before many times, and don't envy you one bit! SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net You can turn tracing on either in the web config or on that aspx page you're debugging also turn debug=true. The problem with stepping through is that you get the top-bottom run process but you may not go through all events that actually take place. If you look at the aspx page, the code that's rendering is either on the page itself, in a master page, or in a control that is used on the page. If you suspect a certain custom control you can right click on its name and select "Go to definition" and that might take you to the control's code where you can put breaks there as well. Good luck with this. I hate it when that happens. SignatureMohamad Elarabi Lead Developer. MCTS, MCPD. > > > There is a menu on the main page which, when clicked brings up a > > > dialog box which needs filling out. I just can't find the code for [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Searching for the procedure name didnt bring up anything, which i > thought was odd... Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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